This commentary is a tool much like a telescope.  Using it can make what is already in the Bible much clearer, but it cannot add to it.  Most Bible commentaries allow you to search by Bible verse, but this is not your typical Bible commentary.  Most of what is found in this commentary is organized by subject and event.  For the most part it is written in chronological order and was designed to lead the reader to a better understanding of the love of God so that we can know that we can trust Him with our future.

(Please keep in mind that the chapters listed below are the same ones found at the bottom of each "event" page on a timeline.  They have only been placed here for those who wish to read starting at the beginning, without having to look for the next chapter.  Also, remember that the chapters you have not visited recently will be GREEN and those that you have viewed recently will be RED, even if you viewed them from a timeline link.)

The writer of this commentary makes the following comments:

a. Nature of the Bible

1. The entire Bible is the inspired word of God.
2. The "truth of God is found in His word." No one need "seek elsewhere for present truth."

b. Purpose of the Bible

1. The Bible sets the pattern for Christian living.
2. It contains "comfort, guidance, counsel, and the plan of salvation as clear as a sunbeam."
3. It is fitted for the needs of all--rich and poor, learned and illiterate, "all ages and all classes."
4. It contains all the knowledge that is "necessary for salvation." Therefore, men should "cling" to their Bibles, believe and obey them; and then "not one" of them [persons] would be lost.

c. Primacy of the Bible

1. It is to be accepted "as an authoritative, infallible revelation" of God's will.
2. As such, it is "the standard of character, the revealer of doctrines, and the test of experience."

d. Role of Spiritual Gifts:

1. The existence of the Bible "has not rendered needless the continual presence and guiding of the Holy Spirit."
2. Rather, Jesus promised His followers the gift of the Holy Spirit to "open the word to His servants" and "to illumine and apply its teachings."
3. Since consistency is an attribute of Deity, and since it was the Holy Spirit who originally inspired the Bible, it is impossible that the teaching of the Holy Spirit through the gifts of the Spirit would be contrary to what the Bible says.
4. The Holy Spirit was not, is not, and never will be given "to supersede the Bible" because "the word of God is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested."

     These five volumes cover the entire story of salvation from the origin of sin to sin's total eradication from the universe.

• Volume 1 (Adam thru King David)

• Volume 2 (Solomon thru Nehemiah)

• Volume 3 (The life of Jesus Christ)

• Volume 4 (The Apostles)

• Volume 5 (From the destruction of Jerusalem in 70A.D., thru our current time and on to the New Earth)

Volume 1 (Adam thru King David)

1. Why was Sin Permitted?

2. The Creation

3. The Temptation and Fall

4. The Plan of Redemption

5. Cain and Abel Tested

6. Seth and Enoch

7. The Flood

8. After the Flood

9. The Literal Week

10. The Tower of Babel

11. The Call of Abraham

12. Abraham in Canaan

13. The Test of Faith

14. Destruction of Sodom

15. The Marriage of Isaac

16. Jacob and Esau

17. Jacob's Flight and Exile

18. The Night of Wrestling

19. The Return to Canaan

20. Joseph in Egypt

21. Joseph and His Brothers

22. Moses

23. The Plagues of Egypt

24. The Passover

25. The Exodus

26. From the Red Sea to Sinai

27. The Law Given to Israel

28. Idolatry at Sinai

29. Satan's Enmity Against the Law

30. The Tabernacle and Its Services

31. The Sin of Nadab and Abihu

32. The Law and the Covenants

33. From Sinai to Kadesh

34. The Twelve Spies

35. The Rebellion of Korah

36. In the Wilderness

37. The Smitten Rock

38. The Journey Around Edom

39. The Conquest of Bashan

40. Balaam

41. Apostasy at the Jordan

42. The Law Repeated

43. The Death of Moses

44. Crossing the Jordan

45. The Fall of Jericho

46. The Blessings and the Curses

47. League With the Gibeonites

48. The Division of Canaan

49. The Last Words of Joshua

50. Tithes and Offerings

51. God's Care for the Poor

52. The Annual Feasts

53. The Earlier Judges

54. Samson

55. The Child Samuel

56. Eli and His Sons

57. The Ark Taken by the Philistines

58. The Schools of the Prophets

59. The First King of Israel

60. The Presumption of Saul

61. Saul Rejected

62. The Anointing of David

63. David and Goliath

64. David a Fugitive

65. The Magnanimity of David

66. The Death of Saul

67. Ancient and Modern Sorcery

68. David at Ziklag

69. David Called to the Throne

70. The Reign of David

71. David's Sin and Repentance

72. The Rebellion of Absalom

73. The Last Years of David

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Volume 2 (Solomon thru Nehemiah)

1. Solomon

2. The Temple and Its Dedication

3. Pride of Prosperity

4. Results of Transgression

5. Solomon's Repentance

6. The Rending of the Kingdom

7. Jeroboam

8. National Apostasy

9. Elijah the Tishbite

10. The Voice of Stern Rebuke

11. Carmel

12. From Jezreel to Horeb

13. "What Doest Thou Here?"

14. "In the Spirit and Power of Elias"

15. Jehoshaphat

16. The Fall of the House of Ahab

17. The Call of Elisha

18. The Healing of the Waters

19. A Prophet of Peace

20. Naaman

21. Elisha's Closing Ministry

22. "Nineveh, That Great City"

23. The Assyrian Captivity

24. "Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge"

25. The Call of Isaiah

26. "Behold Your God!"

27. Ahaz

28. Hezekiah

29. The Ambassadors From Babylon

30. Deliverance From Assyria

31. Hope for the Heathen

32. Manasseh and Josiah

33. The Book of the Law

34. Jeremiah

35. Approaching Doom

36. The Last King of Judah

37. Carried Captive Into Babylon

38. Light Through Darkness

39. In the Court of Babylon

40. Nebuchadnezzar's Dream

41. The Fiery Furnace

42. True Greatness

43. The Unseen Watcher

44. In the Lions' Den

45. The Return of the Exiles

46. "The Prophets of God Helping Them"

47. Joshua and the Angel

48. "Not by Might, nor by Power"

49. In the Days of Queen Esther

50. Ezra, the Priest and Scribe

51. A Spiritual Revival

52. A Man of Opportunity

53. The Builders on the Wall

54. A Rebuke Against Extortion

55. Heathen Plots

56. Instructed in the Law of God

57. Reformation

58. The Coming of a Deliverer

59. "The House of Israel"

60. Visions of Future Glory

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Volume 3 (The life of Jesus Christ)

1. "God With Us"

2. The Chosen People

3. "The Fullness of the Time"

4. Unto You a Savior

5. The Dedication

6. "We Have Seen His Star"

7. As a Child

8. The Passover Visit

9. Days of Conflict

10. The Voice in the Wilderness

11. The Baptism

12. The Temptation

13. The Victory

14. "We Have Found the Messias"

15. At the Marriage Feast

16. In His Temple

17. Nicodemus

18. "He Must Increase"

19. At Jacob's Well

20. "Except Ye See Signs and Wonders"

21. Bethesda and the Sanhedrin

22. Imprisonment and Death of John

23. "The Kingdom of God Is at Hand"

24. "Is Not This the Carpenter's Son?"

25. The Call by the Sea

26. At Capernaum

27. "Thou Canst Make Me Clean"

28. Levi-Matthew

29. The Sabbath

30. "He Ordained Twelve"

31. The Sermon on the Mount

32. The Centurion

33. Who Are My Brethren?

34. The Invitation

35. "Peace, Be Still"

36. The Touch of Faith

37. The First Evangelists

38. Come Rest Awhile

39. "Give Ye Them to Eat"

40. A Night on the Lake

41. The Crisis in Galilee

42. Tradition

43. Barriers Broken Down

44. The True Sign

45. The Foreshadowing of the Cross

46. He Was Transfigured

47. Ministry

48. Who Is the Greatest?

49. At the Feast of Tabernacles

50. Among Snares

51. "The Light of Life"

52. The Divine Shepherd

53. The Last Journey From Galilee

54. The Good Samaritan

55. Not With Outward Show

56. Blessing the Children

57. "One Thing Thou Lackest"

58. "Lazarus, Come Forth"

59. Priestly Plottings

60. The Law of the New Kingdom

61. Zacchaeus

62. The Feast at Simon's House

63. "Thy King Cometh"

64. A Doomed People

65. The Temple Cleansed Again

66. Controversy

67. Woes on the Pharisees

68. In the Outer Court

69. On the Mount of Olives

70. "The Least of These My Brethren"

71. A Servant of Servants

72. "In Remembrance of Me"

73. "Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled"

74. Gethsemane

75. Before Annas and the Court of Caiaphas

76. Judas

77. In Pilate's Judgment Hall

78. Calvary

79. It Is Finished

80. In Joseph's Tomb

81. The Lord Is Risen

82. "Why Weepest Thou?"

83. The Walk to Emmaus

84. "Peace Be Unto You"

85. By the Sea Once More

86. Go Teach All Nations

87. "To My Father, and Your Father"

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Volume 4 (The Apostles)

1. God's Purpose for His Church

2. The Training of the Twelve

3. The Great Commission

4. Pentecost

5. The Gift of the Spirit

6. At the Temple Gate

7. A Warning Against Hypocrisy

8. Before the Sanhedrin

9. The Seven Deacons

10. The First Christian Martyr

11. The Gospel in Samaria

12. From Persecutor to Disciple

13. Days of Preparation

14. A Seeker for Truth

15. Delivered From Prison

16. The Gospel Message in Antioch

17. Heralds of the Gospel

18. Preaching Among the Heathen

19. Jew and Gentile

20. Exalting the Cross

21. In the Regions Beyond

22. Thessalonica

23. Berea and Athens

24. Corinth

25. The Thessalonian Letters

26. Apollos at Corinth

27. Ephesus

28. Days of Toil and Trial

29. A Message of Warning and Entreaty

30. Called to Reach a Higher Standard

31. The Message Heeded

32. A Liberal Church

33. Laboring Under Difficulties

34. A Consecrated Ministry

35. Salvation to the Jews

36. Apostasy in Galatia

37. Paul's Last Journey to Jerusalem

38. Paul a Prisoner

39. The Trial at Caesarea

40. Paul Appeals to Caesar

41. "Almost Thou Persuadest Me"

42. The Voyage and Shipwreck

43. In Rome

44. Caesar's Household

45. Written From Rome

46. At Liberty

47. The Final Arrest

48. Paul Before Nero

49. Paul's Last Letter

50. Condemned to Die

51. A Faithful Undershepherd

52. Steadfast Unto the End

53. John the Beloved

54. A Faithful Witness

55. Transformed by Grace

56. Patmos

57. The Revelation

58. The Church Triumphant

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Volume 5 (From the Destruction of Jerusalem in 70A.D. to the New Earth)

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